Safety-razor.



No. 858,649. TATBNTED JULY 2, 1907.l

, D. E. GOB.V

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLIUATION FILED 0013.18, 1906.

'IIIHEIIIIIIIHIIHIH Ann SAFETY-JILAZOR.

Speeiiicaton of Letters Patent,

vlatenteci Joly 2, 190'?.

Application filed CLUhi'I' lli 1906. Serial llu. 339,2ll.

.lie it known that. l, .IlAvin lil. tion, n citizen nl4 linl United States, residing?r at hilndieon, in the oonnty ol' Kane and .State oiz Wisconsin, have invented a certain ncwand tisc'lnl ImprovementinSatoty-ltnmirs, oi' which thol lfollowing is a s-[nzcitiention.

In all the lorins ol snlfetv razors hcrttot'oro devised, it. has been necessary alter each. shaving operation to remove the easily rnstable steel blade honi tho holder or handle device in order to dry it. 'lhis involves in most cases considerable werk and is accompanied by dangers ol' injuringI the delicate edge el' the blade, or ol' cuttingl the operatm' or the n'nttcrinl -with which the blade is wiped.

The object oi my invention. iii to providel a holder .tor permanently grasl'ring or clamping,l a portion ot' the blade in a double edred blade oi: the connnon commer-A cial torni the central portion, the saine beinpl provided with mechanism which may be moved tcnnpornrily into aposition to guard the edge ol the blade i'or shaving thereby rend ering it a salety razor, and the saine being also adapted to be moved to another position in which it is entirely out of the way ol the edge oi the blade, whereby the edge of the blade may he wiped or otherwise. dried.

My invention consists in mechanisn'i capable oi laceoinplishing;l the above objects; also more in detail in a permanent blade-holder equipped with hinged ineinbere rcsemlfiing table-leaves, which can be svt-ong by an7 snit-able mechanism, to a position where they guard the blade-edge, and can he moved to another position in which they clear the blade edge.

More in detail, my invention consists in mechanisms. for manipulating these temporary guards or table leaves and holding them in. proper position for guarding 'the blade, and in other details of construction which will more fully appear as the speciit'ication proceeds.

ln the drawings.' Figure l is a plan view of a holder embodying my invention, the blade being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blade lor use in the device oi my invention; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the clamping member for holding the blade on the table. Fig. l is an end elevation, partiallyY .in sect ion l of a handle and blade holding device embodying my invention, taken on line 4 of Fig. l, shov. ing` the parts i1.

the position which they assume when the device ready for use in shaving Fig. 5 is the device of Fig. 4 with the parts moved to proper position for cleaning the edges of the blade. Fig. 6 is a plan, and Fig. 7 is a side view of the cam mechanism for moving the movable parte of the device from the position of Fig. 4 to that oi Fig. 5.

In the preferred form of my invent ien I provide a suitable handle l0, of bone, wood, Inet-al, or other suitable material, adapted to be grasped by the cpera'tor, having in its' upper end a shank ll over which a preferl nhly inotnlliiA portion "1i is |wrlnnninlly .secured by' any snitnhlo nienns'. ftotntnhly inonntod npoo n journal tlnined on this h-.nnlltI portion l2 is a cylinhnh llfl held in '|,1osition against lonnit ndinal niovonient with roh-renee to the handhhy the flanges 'It and 'I7` asis clearly `shown in Fig. 1. 'lhishnhll i:= knnrled at lt), so that the operator may take hold el il. and rotate it l'reoly upon its` lie-.winelij. 'Upon the npper portion ol' thie huh-,lei are two horizontally extending fram 'members 2t), best: illinitrnled in Figs. [i and 7.

Sepnrahly n'lonnted upon the ripper end ot the handle portion .l2 is a. pein'irnient table :nenihei 22, Se located that the cams 2() slip freely against its lower surface. ,'I'Cxtending 'I'roln this stationary bla d etahle 22 are one or more `snit-able pins 24 adapted to entera blade 25 placed upon the blade table for the purpose oi holding.V the hiade in fixed position.

Above'the blade 25 is a clampingl plate 27 of such' a width that, as shown, its edges28 approach, but do .not cover, the cutting' edges 30 ol the blade 25, which is to be nsed .in my device. Extending; downwardly from this clamping blade 27 is a shank 32 passing through a hole 33 in the blade. 25 and a holo in the blade table 22 into the handle portion l2 to which it is screw threaded l in th'cl screw threads 35, as shown..

' Hinged to the permanent blade table 22 in the pivotal bearings 3G are two tiltable members 38 and 39, resembling in their relation to the main blade 22 the Ahinged leaves ol a table. These leave-.s 38 and 39 are so constructed, as shown, that wh en the cams are moved to the position of Fig. 4, they press said leaves up against the under sides of the. outer edges ol the blade g .thereby protecting or guarding' the blade edges 30 and rendering the device a safety razor of the ordinary type; and that when the cams 2O are moved to the positions of Fig. 5, the cams cease to support these leaves, and they drop of their ownweight or if they do not move freely for this, they may be moved by hand to the position of Fig. 5, in which position they are entirely clear of the cutting edges of the blade 25. The pivots 36 of these leaves should, as shown, be a distance from the center of the handle less than the distance belle-.wing II-l exposed portions of the upper and lower Sides of the blade 25 may be equal, when the parts are in the position of Fig. 5, this so that a towel or other drying cloth may be moved freely along both sides of the blade adjacent to its edges. In practice, I make the portion of the blade 25 which is under the clamping member 27 and upon the permanent table :2.2 with a silver-plated coating, so that if vfater does infact get in under the clamping mi .uber 27 it does not rust the portion of the blade permanently held between the clamping member 27 and the table 22 It is manifestly impossible t0 silver-plate the cutting edge or edges of the blade, while keeping said edges sharp tween the edges 28 of the clamping plate 27, so that the i enough lor shaving, and cmisequently it is necessary to provide the constrtwtion here described so that 'the uuplated edge portions ol the blade may be wiped dry alter each shaving' operation.

In the operation ol. the device, assuming' that no blade is in the holder, the operator uuserews the handle .l2 l'roi'n the shan l 32, and removes 'the clamping n1olnber 27. Ile .now places the blade 25 in position and insorts the shank 32 through the hole 33 and rotates the handle l2 until the parts are in the position ol Fig. 5. When this has been done the leaves 58 and 39 should be in the position ol llig. 5, and the cams 2() in. corresponding position. rlhe operator now takes hold ol the kninled portion 19 of the hub lll. and rotates the earn from the position ol Fig. 5 to that of liig. 4, thereby raising the leaves 88 and 1.59 to the position ol' Fig'. 1, and rendering the device ready for shaving. When the shaving operation has been completed the operator takes hold ol the ltnurled portion 19 and .moves the cams from the position ol Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 5, and il necessary` manually drops down the leaves 38 and 39 to the position of Fig. 5, alter which he'wipes the cutting edge or edges 30 ol the blade, and puts the device away Without the inconvenient necessity el removing;- the blade from the holder. When the blade becomes dull,

and it is desired to put in another blade, the operator reverses the operations just described.

While I have shown and described the device of my invention as applied to a double edged blade it is manifest that onlr one tilting table leaf may be provided and a single edged blade used therewith Without departing' from my invention or a two edged blade may bc used with but one shaving guard leaf.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent oi the United States, is:

l. ln a safetv razor, in combination with a permanent blade table, a. razor blade and means vfor securingthe blade4 n movable member mounted adjacent to one edge ot the holding device and adjacent to the edge of. the blade, and mechanism lor movingsaid movable member to two different positions, in one position guarding the edge of the blade in the other position clearing it so thai: it may bc cleaned 2. In a safety-razor, in combination with a permanent table, a safetjl razor blade and means for holdingr it on the table; a movable member pivoted adjacent to the edge of the permanent supporting member and adjacent to the edge of `the razor blade and mechanism for moving said movable member to two different positions, in one position guarding the edge of the razor blade for. safety shaving and in the other position clearing it so that it may be cleaned. l

3. A safety razor holding device comprising a permanent table, means for securing a safety razor blade thereon, n movable member pivoted to the main support adjaeeut Le nornlul position l'or the edge oi' the binde, u han" ille :il.l.:|rhed to Huid porluunenl. holding; device, :1nd n caux n|ounlod upon the handle :Ldnplied to be luoved to two (lli ferent positions, nl one position holdingr said luovnble nlelnber in such a position that il; will guard the edge el' :I razor blade in the Lzlhle und in the other position permitting' n. bhlde cdu'e on the table to be wiped.

l. ln :1. solely l'nzor, in (.onibinnlion with :i perinanent table, n razor blode and means :l'or securing; the blade on the table; a Luble leal' pivottd to the lnnin table adja coni; to the ode-e ol the blade, u handle attached to the permanent: lnble and a ennl mounted upon the handle ndapled to he nloved to two dil'l'erent positions, in one po Isillon holdingsaid lzablc leali iu such a position that it guards ille elige ol' lhe blade for sal'oty shaving; and in the other position perl'nitting said blade odg-e to be cleaned.

ln a surety razor, in combination with a perinanent table, a razor blade and means lfor securing?r the blade on the table; a table leaf pivoted .to the main table udjacent to the edge oil. the blade, a handle attached to the permanent table and a cani pivotolly mounted upon the l1z1ndie adapted to be moved to two different positions, in one position holding said table leaf in such a position that 'it guards the edge of the blade i'or safety shaving and in the other position permitting;l said blade edge to be cleaned.

(i. In a safety razor, in combination with a pernmnent blade table and a handle attached `thereto; a roger blade, a clampingr device passin hro wh said blade table and serevvltlnled into said liaiidle',"adapted'to 'lild't'he'lilade on the table. nmovable table leaf pivoted to the main blade table near its edge adjacent to the edge of the razor blade, and a cam mechanism mounted upon the handle belour the permanent blade table adapted to be moved to 'two different positions, in one position ,holding said table leaf in position to guard the edge of the blade for safety shaving', and in the other position permitting the blade edge to be cleaned.

7. In a safety razor in combination with a permanent blade table and a handle attached thereto; a blade, a clamping' device passingthrough said blade table and sere\v-threaded into said handle adapted to Secure the blade on the table a movable table leaf pivoted to the main blade table near its edge, adjacent to the edge of the razor blade. and a cam mechanism pivotally mounted upon the handle below the permanent blade table adapted to be moved to two dillerent positions, in one position holding said table leafy in position to guard the edge of the blade upon the table for safety shavingand in the other posiation permitting; the blade edge to be cleaned.

S. In a safety razor for a double edged razor blade in combination with a permanent table, a double edged blade and means for securing the blade upon the table, movable membersqadjaeentto the edges of the permanent blade table and to the positions of the cutting edges of the blade, and means for moving said movable members to two different positions, in one position guarding said iliade edges to render them safety razors, and in the other position being out of the Way of the edges of the razor blade.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

DAVID E. GOE.

Witnesses Dwiuu'r I3. Cnnmvna,

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